universal
- universal
u•ni•ver•sal
[[t]ˌyu nəˈvɜr səl[/t]]
adj.
1) of, pertaining to, or characteristic of all or the whole
2) applicable everywhere or in all cases:
a universal cure[/ex]
3) affecting, concerning, or involving all:
universal military service[/ex]
4) ling. used or understood by all:
a universal language[/ex]
5) present or existing everywhere
6) versed in or embracing many or all skills, branches of learning, etc
7) of or pertaining to the universe, all nature, or all existing things
8) pho logic (of a proposition) asserted of every member of a class
9) mac noting any of various machines, tools, or devices widely adaptable in position, range of use, etc
10) soc a cultural pattern or trait found in every known society or common to all members of a particular culture
11) pho logic a universal proposition
12) pho Philos.
a) a general term or concept or the generic nature that such a term signifies; a Platonic idea or Aristotelian form
b) an entity that remains unchanged in character in a series of changes or changing relations
13) ling. a trait or property of language that can exist in all languages
14) mac
universal joint
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Etymology:
1325–75; ME < MF < L ūniversālis. See universe
u`ni•ver′sal•ly, adv.
u`ni•ver′sal•ness, n.
From formal English to slang.
2014.
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universal — [yo͞o΄nə vʉr′səl] adj. [ME universel < OFr < L universalis < universus: see UNIVERSE] 1. of the universe; present or occurring everywhere or in all things 2. of, for, affecting, or including all or the whole of something specified; not… … English World dictionary
universal — UK US /ˌjuːnɪˈvɜːsəl/ adjective ► existing everywhere or involving everyone: universal access/service/standards »The wireless infrastructure provides universal access to the internet for all residents. »universal agreement/appeal/approval »All of … Financial and business terms
Universal — U ni*ver sal, n. 1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the universe. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature and reason, of the universal. Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster] 2. (Logic) (a) A general… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
